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antagonist

[an-tag-uh-nist] / ænˈtæg ə nɪst /


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There’s no reason Lily couldn’t be a straight-up antagonist, and the film’s story could work just as easily written that way.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

It raises questions of structural integrity: When you depict a character like her as the antagonist of a show’s very likable heroine, you cannot then treat that antagonist as a heroine herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Finerenone is a non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist currently approved to treat CKD associated with type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Robert Pattinson portrays the cruel and arrogant antagonist Antinous, who has own eyes fixed firmly on the queen while her husband is still away.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

It was a new chapter with a similar theme and a more intense antagonist.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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